Road-drag.



J. D. & R. E. ADAMS.

ROAD DRAG. I APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 15, 1909.

Patented Au 30, 1910.

b D. Adam sf UNITED STATES PATENT orsion JOSEPH D. ADAMS AND ROY E. ADAMS, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA; SAID ROY E.

' ADAMS ASSIGNOR TO SAID JOSEPH D. ADAMS.

ROAD-DRAG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 15, 1909. Serial No. 528,234.

The object of our invention is to produce a cheaply manufactured yet very rigid and economical road drag by means of which roads may be quickly reshaped. The accompanying drawings 1llustrate our invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective from the rear of the machine, and Fig. 2 a plan.

In the drawings, 10 and 11 indicate two diagonally arranged forward drags, which, except that one is right and the other left, are identical. i'Xrranged to the rear of the drags 10 and 11 is a rear drag 12. I

The drags-1O and 11 each comprise a pan of upper frame bars 13, 13 preferably formed of angle irons arranged to have two vertical legs and two horizontallegs projected toward each other. Secured to the upper faces of the two horizontal legs of bars 13, 13 is a bar or board 13'. Arranged transversely below the bars 13, 13, one in front of the other, are two angle-iron bars 1 1, 14 having rearwardly projecting substantially horizontal legs and substantially downwardly projecting vertical legs. Secured to the horizontal leg of each bar 14:,

near one end, is bracket- 15, and secured.

to the same leg near the-opposite end, is a lever 16. The brackets 15 are conveniently formed ofa single L-shaped strip of metal pivoted, at 17, on a horizontal axis to the depending leg or one of the bars 13. The levers 16 are preferably formed of. two Lshaped'strips, as clearly shown in Fig. 1,

v and are pivoted, at 18, upon horizontal pivots, to the depending leg of an adjacent bar 13, the pivots 18 alining with the pivots 17.

qLevers 16 are connected by a connecting link 19 so that they may be moved simultaneously and oneside or member of the lever 16, secured to the rear bar-1e, is extended upwardlyto form an operating handle 21 In order to stifi'n the pivots 18;"we" arrange between said pivots and alongside the vertical leg of the adjacent angle iro'n 13, a

adapt the structure for plate or bar 22, the levers 16 lying'between the vertical leg of the adjacent bar 13 and the bar 22. Secured between bar 22 and the vertical leg of the adjacent angle iron 13, is a segment adapted to be traversed by the handle 21 and engaged by a suitable detent 2+1 in order to hold levers 16 at any desired angle relative to the bars 1'3 and thus determine the angle which the vertical legs of the transverse angle irons 14 may occupy relative to vertical planes. 1

Removably secured, by bolts 25, to the substantially vertical legs of the cross irons 14, are scraper blades 26 and the line of con.- nection between each scraper blade and its bar 11 is substantially midway between the edges of the blade so that said blades may be readily reversed both facewise and endwise, thus bringinginto action any one of the four edges of the blade. By this arrangement it is possible, when the scrapin edge of any blade has become too dull, to merely reverse the blade (either facewise or endwise) and thus bring into play a substantially sharp edge without the necessity of re-sharpening the blade. This is an important improvement as it saves verv much time and labor. u

The inner bar 13 of each of the drags 10 and 11 is pivoted at 31 to a transverse draft bar 32-to which is secured a foot board 33, the ends of which are extended outward so as to rest loosely upon the outer ends of the boards 13.

justed bodily toward and from each other to operation on roads Secured to draft bar 32 two draft chains 3%. 34:

of different widths. are the rear ends of which extend forwardly to a draft ring 35w The outer angle irons 13 of the two drags 10 and 11 have draft chains 36, 36 attached to their forward ends their forward ends are connected by a clevis 37 and pin 38 with the draft ring 35, the arrangement: being such that the chains 36' may be readily lengthened or shortened and thus permit the drags 10 and 11 to swing about the connections 31 as-pivots and change the horizontal angle of the scraper blades relative to the roadway. 7

Attached to the rear end of each of the inner bars 13 :ofdrags 10 and 11 isaadrafo Patented Aug. so, into.

and these draft chains at made of angle ii'cn,

L118 downwardly projecting leg is eiso inciined rearwal'dly. Secured is each 'of the dcww wsrdiy projecting legs cf bars ri sud scraper blades Q7 and e8, respeciveiy, the lower edges of which are preferabiy in such memier'as cc produce a prcper cmwn. on the center of the med cieeiiy inclicated in 1. 1

In order is st ifi en the feet We secure, to the mlddles cf the reerwerdly "cmjecting legs of bars 24 and 426, brackets $9 WlllCh have upwardly proyectmg legs te Which are secured two parallel enri clos J adjacent bars 51, 51. The bars 51, may

be conveniently made ei? angle ircn, aid securecl between them 15 an l pwaicly ext-encling handle or ban 52 which is sf: ed by e brace CD358 braces 5%, cell *enientiy ez'ten i iDQi-WQSH 51 and. the adjacent enrl bees 52 se tc further sti cn the rem: s'tmc The cpereticn a. I

chains 'wiieifeupcii and 26 may be given angle relative; fie the by an adjustment 0i. prcperiy adjusied, tile d lengthwise {he rcsuiwa drags l0 and 11 scrape the u center of the road, conic; erel crown of the read by dependence- The rec? tribute and crown the (lire live. the blades of the forward lrags The operator stands upon feet 31. and, if he sees chat it is ecsirsble tc vary the act-ion of the rear drag, he can r uiily do so by grasping the upper end arm If he siicves backwardiy of this arm the forward scraper clad wili be lifted, the Made 4'? serving pivot; if he pulls forwardly 2 rear scraper blade i? will be scraper 4-8 serving as 2. pi accumuiatccl trash (imp be ticn it is also pcssible in 5. dirt at any pcini' us iii :1 i

e nctice that this clmg has me .1 and. ilial; the? is no tendency to sine one side e mm}. to the other.

V378 ciaim our invention:

n a, road drag the combifiiiion, of e T a1, c (3: pivoted at their ends i0 said draft bar, scraper blades cart said drags, and draft chains with the bar and the outer eiicis c the 111 a rcaci drag, the combination, of a ewe iDFi, a. pair of drags pivoted at their en 5 he said. draft bar, scraper blades part of said drags and pivctally mouilled about substantially llorizcntal axes, means for swinging the scraper blades upcn their horizontal axes and holding them in. vez'icus positions of adjustment, and draft chains, ccimccled with the draft bar and the cuter ends oi the ciregs.

: in 2, mad drag, the combination, of a draft bar, pair of drags pivoted at their innc aids to said draft bar, scraper blades i ling perk cf said (lmgs, draft chains connected with the draft be! and the outer ends of the megs, and. means fer adjusting the. length of the (lief? chains connected w th the other ends of file drags whereby hcrizon'ial zingie of: the drags relative tc the line of the road may be ad usted.

4. a road drag, the combineticn, cf 2,

i e V the combinaticn, of a e pair 0 drugs pivcicd at their c 1% bar, scraper blades ca of said drags, (heft chains the draft bar and the cuier 0:? the m v.s'micse scraper blades and rlivlft con zieciicns reel. drag;

in a. med drag, ihe combination; 0f 2 draft has; of drags pivciccl at their inner enls "0 seic draft bar, scrapei' blades forming partcf said and pivctally incuiqteci about substantially horizontal 1x05 means for swinging shes h upon their ii-orizontal axes and Holding them in. vzu'icus positions of adjustment, draft chains ccmnecrerl "with the draft bar and the cute: enris of lhc fill'figS; and erect drag comp g transverse scvlpcz blades and l 1-21.2 ('17l1 'l.l il$ for said rear drag".

and e. rear ccmprisaper blades 7. In a road drag, the combination, of a draft bar, a pair of drags pivoted at their inner ends to said draft bar, scraper blades forming part of said drags, draft chains connected with the draft bar and the outer ends of the drags, means for adjusting the length of the draft chains connected with the outer ends of the drags whereby the horizontal angle of the drags relative to the line of the road may be adjusted, and a rear drag comprising transverse scraper blades and draft connections for said rear drag.

8. In a road drag, the combination, of a draft bar, a pair of drags pivoted at their inner ends to said draft bar, scraper blades forming part of said drags and pivotally mounted about substantially horizontal axes, means for swinging the scraper blades upon their horizontal axes and holding them in various positions of adjustment, draft chains connected with the draft bar and the outer ends of the drags, means for adjusting the length of the draft chains connected with the outer ends of the drags whereby the horizontal angle of the drags relative to the line of the road may be adjusted, and a rear drag comprising transverse scraper blades and draft connections for said rear drag.

9. In a road drag the combination with a transverse draft bar, of a pair of drag structures, means for pivotally connecting each of said drag structures to said draft bar at. any one of a series of positions whereby the drag structures may be bodily adjusted toward and from each other.

10. In a road drag the combination with a transverse draft bar, of a pair of drag structures, means for pivot-ally connecting each of' said drag structures to said draft bar at any one of a series of positions whereby the drag structures may be adjusted toward and from each other, a draft ring, chains connecting said draft ring with the draft bar and chains connecting said draft ring with the outer ends of the two .dra

structures, and means for varying the e fective length of said last mentioned chains.-

ll. In a road drag the combination with a ransverse draft bar, of a pair of drag structures, means for pivotally connectin each of said drag structures to said dra t bar at any one of a series of positions Whereby the drag structures may be bodily adjusted toward and from each other, a foot board carried by the draft bar and having transversely extending ends resting loosely upon the two drag structures.

12. In a road drag the combination with. a transverse draft bar, of a pair of drag structures, means for pivotally connecting. each of said drag structures to said draft bar at any one of a. series of positions whereby the drag structures may be adjusted toward and from each other,.a draft ring, chains connecting said draft ring with the draft bar and chains connecting said draft ring with the outer ends of the two drag structures, means for varying the efi'ective length of said last mentioned chains, a foot board carried by'the draft bar and having transversely extending ends resting loosely upon the two dra structures.

18. In a road rag, the combination of a draft bar, a pair of dra structures each pivotally connected to said drag bar at its inner end, means for holding each drag structure relative to the draft bar in different angular positions, and a foot board connected to the draft bar and having its outer ends resting loosely upon the drag structures.

In Witness whereof, We, have hereunto set our hands and seals at Indianapolis, Indiana, this twenty-fifth day of October, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and nine.

JOSEPH D. ADAMS. [L. s] ROY E. ADAMS. [11. s.] Witnesses:

ARTHUR M. H000, THOMAS W. MoMEANs. 

